Girl Scouts donate cookies, money to Verona food pantry, local family

Verona >> About 30 young women in Girl Scout Brownies from the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Service Unit, Troop 20441 sold 5,820 boxes of Girl Scout cookies since their sale began in early January.

On Friday, the group donated 84 boxes - or seven cases - to the Verona Food Pantry. Customers purchased them up front with their orders and by collecting spare change at three cookie booths on Feb. 16.

With the cookie sales proceeds, the girls will be attending a theatre production in May and the Syracuse Zoo in June. The troop also took a donation and matched it with troop proceeds for a family who lost their belongings in a house fire.

Troop leaders say the recent donations to the community are important, as the girls are learning to give back to the community.